Education roundup July 29, 2010

Carson honor roll

Carson High School reports the third quarter honor roll.

Ninth grade:

Annaleigh Ashley, Taylor Barringer, Aaron Beaver, Andrew Beck, Kenzi Bennick,Allison Blackwell, Dakota Boardman, Justin Boone, Ashley Bostian, Thomas Brackett, Anna Brown, Alanna Carter, Brian Collins, Kaison Denton, Jadelyn Donoho, Kelly Dulkoski, Christian Eller, Allyson Fesperman, Jacob Fink, Jill Foster, Matthew Garcia, Sidney Grkman, Alyssa Hall, Brendan Harris, Kirsten Horne, Stephanie Huffman, Spencer Isaac, Riley Jones, George Kaitlyn, Dominique Karriker, Haylee Kepler, Zahra Khan, Raigan Kiser, April Lamb, Brook Lingle, Erin Marohn, Kaitlin Mason, Aaliyah Newson, Cassidy Overcash, Brittany Peters, Kyle Pressley, Zackary Pruitt, Taylor Rogers, Morgan Singleton, Nickolas Thornton, Gregory Tonnesen, Janssen White, Miranda Wyatt.

10th grade:

Stephanie Allman, Hannah Barnhardt, Amber Basinger, Elizabeth Bevels, Wyatt Bigelow, Zachary Blythe, Jared Books, Jamie Bost, Ashlee Bowles, Austin Bracewell, Holly Brigman, Chelsey Brown, Sydney Buchana, Jakelynn Clark, Chelsea Denton, William Douglas, McKenzie Eury, Zachary Fite, Ethan Free, Darius Gardner, Shannon Garrick, Harley Graham, Daxton Griffin, Matthew Hill, Nathan Hill, Amber Holderfield, Sarah Holman, Macie Hudson, Alexander Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Kacie Kelly, Tracy Kyles, Derrick Lawson, Marisa Lentz, Hannah Leonard, Cathryn Lippard, Kaley Lowman, Jessie Luo, Emily Marohn, Joshua Martin, Nicholas Martin, Hilda Martinez, Emily McCoy, Nathan McMasters, Chloe Monroe, Maryann Niederman, William Nollenberger, Brittany Overcash, Dalton Parrott, Franklin Pendergraft, Alex Pinion, Breille Porcello, Rebecca Raywood, Rodney Richards, Logan Ritchie, Andrew Sanchez, Cody Scercy, Hannah Shinn, Christian Shuping, Jan Sitterson, Nana Sloan, Katie Smith, Taylor Speagle, Logan Stamper, Suzanna Stirewalt, Daniel Walser, Samantha Ward, Kathryn Weant, Briana Weaver, Jordan Whitley, Phillip Wirz, McKenzie Wolford, Kevin Wong, Hunter Woodie.

11th grade:

Andrew Adams, Spencer Atwell, Caleb Barnhardt, Katherine Beam, Kathryn Beaver, Leane Blais, Michael Bolloskis, Coty Bostian, Carol Brown, Brittney Burgess, Taylor Campell, Leland Chapman, Nathan Cloutier, Alisha Cook, Briana Deese, Patrick Diep, Dylan Eagle, Benjamin File, Thomas Forbes, Jamie Fuzette, Amanda Girelli, Zachary Gragg, Brittany Hamby, Ashlynn Hampton, Areyanna Hamrick, Brooke Hartsell, Kandiss Hunt, Caleb Lippard, Clifford Long, Kathryn Long, Marla Martinez, Brandi Matlock, Tiffany McClure, Lianna Michael, Rebecca Mishak, Macey Morgan, Erica Patella, Emily Peeler, Leah Perkins, Jennifer Pettigrew, Jalissa Piette, Joshua Rhodes, Magan Richard, Gay Robert, Kyle Rogers, Hannah Rowland, Andrea Salazar, Amber Scoggins, Christopher Sippel, Caroline Stirewalt, Casey Suddeth, Machelle Tran, Jenna Tuck, Zachary Wagner, Ashlynn Weaver, Taylor Williams, Taylor Wood, Frank Yon, Sierra Zemanick.

12th grade:

Brittany Alexander, Colton Ballard, Patrick Bearden, Christina Black, Nicole Bostian, Beverly Bourn, Jessica Boyd, Gay Brittany, Jazzmin Brown, Julie Bruce, Todd Bruce, Linda Castillo-Murillo, Tyler Christy, Brittany Coley, Joseph Conner, Michael Crouch, Brittnay Davis, Fallon Doby.

Carson fourth-quarter honor roll

Carson High School fourth quarter honor roll.

Ninth grade:

Taylor Barringer, Andrew Beck, Dakota Boardman, Justin Boone, Anna Brown, Jadelyn Donoho, Kelly Dulkoski, Christian Eller, Jacob Fink, Kaitlyn George, Sidney Grkman, Brendon Harris, Dominique Karriker, April Lamb, Nickolas Thornton, Janssen White, Miranda Wyatt.

10th grade:

Stephanie Allman, Michael Bethea, Elizabeth Bevels, Wyatt Bigelow, Zachary Blythe, Jamie Bost, Austin Bracewell, Kyrae Brawley, Chelsey Brown, Sydney Buchanan, Chelsea Denton, William Douglas, McKenzie Eury, Zachary Fite, Zachary Furr, Shannon Garrick, Harley Graham, Matthew Hill, Nathan Hill, Amber Holderfield, Sarrah Holman, Macie Hudson, Alexander Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Kacie Kelly, Tracy Kyles, Derrick Lawson, Marisa Lentz, Hannah Leonard, Cathryn Lippard, Kaley Lowman, Emily Marohn, Joshua Martin, Nicholas Martin, Hilda Martinez, Emily McCoy, Nathan McMasters, Matthew Miller, Cloe Monroe, Maryann Niederman, William Nollenberger, Dalton Parrott, Franklin Pendergraft, Alex Pinion, Brielle Porcello, Robert Richards, Rodney Richards, Logan Ritchie, Andre Sanchez, Hannah Shinn, Christian Shuping, Jan Sitterson, Nana Sloan, Katie Smith, Terry Smith, Logan Stamper, Suzanna Stirewalt, Karissa Story, Jaime Thiess, Daniel Walser, Samantha Ward, Briana Weaver, Jordan Whitley, Phillip Wirz, Kevin Wong, Hunter Woodie, Megan Wray, Heather Yount.

11th grade:

Andrew Adams, Spencer Atwell, Katherine Beam, Kathryn Beaver, Ashley Bennett, Leane Blais, Michael Bolloskis, Coty Bostian, Carol Brown, Taylor Campbell, Nathan Cloutier, Alisha Cook, Katlyn Corbett, Purvis Devan, Patrick Diep, Dylan Eagle, Benjamin File, Thomas Forbes, Paul Frye, Robert Gay, Amanda Girelli, Zachary Gragg, Brittany Hamby, Ashlynn Hampton, Areyanna Hamrick, Brooke Hartsell, Purvis Heather, Savanah Hinson, Gunnar Hogan, Kandiss Hunt, Scoggins Kia, Caleb Lippard, Clifford Long, Kathryn Long, Maria Martinez, Tiffany McClure, Lianna Michael, Rebecca Mishak, Macey Morgan, Erica Patella, Emily Peeler, Leah Perkins, Jennifer Pettigrew, Brittany Picker, Joshua Rhodes, Magan Richard, Hannah Rowland, Kia Shankle, Christopher Sippel, Ceara Spratling, Caroline Stirewalt, Casey Suddeth, Machelle Tran, Jenna Tuck, Taylor Williams, Taylor Wood, Krystal Wood, Frank Yon.

12th grade:

Brittany Alexander, Colton Ballard, Erin Basinger, Christina Black, Nicole Bostian, Beverly Bourn, Jessica Boyd, Amber Brigman, Julie Bruce, Todd Bruce, Linda Castillo-Murillo, Alicia Castro, Tyler Christy, Heather Ciscel, Brittany Coley, Joseph Conner, Andrew Davis, Fallon Doby, Olivia Ellis, Joseph Gasque, Robert Gianfrancesco, Dustin Goodman, Zachary Grkman, Luis Guerrero, Nayeli Gutierrez, Sarah Hayden, Katelyn Heath, Ethan Home, Amber Ingraham, Brittany Jones, Jerrie Jones, Paige Jones, Oriana Kacorri, Tom Keoboupha, Ashlee Kirkman, Tiffany Lawson, Ashley Lefler, Dylan Lefler, Kaylene Livengood, Brittany Loder, Joseph Marquez, Madison McCombs, Donald McIntyre, Haley McKnight, Israel Moore, Sarah Morgan, Justin Morrison, Ashley Nicholson, Colton Paxton, Brian Riddle, Jessica Schafer, Candice Seaford, Stewart Shanna, Levi Shehan, Colby Smith, Robert Smith.

RCCC offers criminal justice degree online

Students wanting to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College now have two options: the traditional program centered around in-class instruction, and a new completely online program.

The new online AAS program in criminal justice technology will start with the beginning of the fall 2010 semester. As with the traditional program, students who stay on schedule will be able to complete the online program in two years or four semesters. The online program also will offer summer courses.

RCCC has structured the online criminal justice program to complement the traditional program. Courses in the respective programs will be on an offset schedule. This means if a student fails to complete a required course one semester he/she can take the class through the other program the following semester, helping the student to stay on track.

“We have established the on-line AAS program in criminal justice technology to increase the accessibility for our students who need to maintain jobs while they go to school,” said Spencer Rummage Jr., RCCC director of law enforcement training and program head of criminal justice technology.

“The online program will give working adults, many of them supporting families, a flexible means to earn an associate degree in a manner that better meets their needs.

“The online program has the same course requirements and is fully accredited, just the same as our traditional criminal justice program,” Rummage added.

The criminal justice technology curriculum gives students an understanding of criminal justice systems and operations. Students learn about local, state and federal law enforcement; judicial processes, corrections, security services and the criminal justice system’s role in society.

The program emphasizes criminal justice systems, criminology, juvenile justice, criminal and constitutional law, investigative principles, ethics and community relations. Additional study includes issues and concepts of government, counseling, communications, computers and technology.

Anyone with questions about RCCC’s online criminal justice technology program should contact Kimberly Boling at 704-216-3695 or kimberly.boling@rccc.edu.

For more information about law enforcement training and other criminal justice programs at RCCC, call 704-216-3738, or e-mail to spencer.rummage@rccc.edu.

Almeida sworn in

Antonio “Tony” Almeida of Salisbury has been sworn in to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees. Almeida’s term runs until 2013.

Almeida is vice president, large business customers, for Duke Energy’s Franchised Electric and Gas organization. He joined Duke Energy in 1979 and has served in his current position since 2008.

“It is an honor to be engaged with RCCC, an institution that has and will continue to have a significant impact on the economic development of our region,” Almeida said.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Almeida earned a bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University and completed the advanced management program at the UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler School of Business.

His community service includes being the chair of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, vice chair of the N.C. Community College System Foundation Board, and vice chair of the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation Board. He is also a member of the North Carolina Economic Development Association, the South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association and the N.C. Chamber Manufacturing Council.

He is active in the United Way and serves on the executive committee of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. He is an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Salisbury, and a member of the board of trust of Hood Theological Seminary.

“Tony’s experience in the region makes him an excellent appointment to the RCCC Board,” said RCCC President Carol Spalding. “He has been involved extensively in business and the community, and he is well prepared to help create the future of the college.”

Almeida and his wife, the former Margaret Taylor of Washington, D.C., have three sons.

“RCCC and its trustees are fortunate to have Tony Almeida on the board. Tony will capably fill the void left by the departure of Wayne Troutman,” said Ray Paradowski, chair of the RCCC board.

Felker recognized

Austin Felker, a 2009 graduate of Cannon School, was recently recognized as a member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sigma Alpha Lambda is dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, personal development and lifelong professional fulfillment.

Felker will begin his sophomore year at UNC Chapel Hill in August. He is the son of Eric and Sandra Felker of Cornelius, and the grandson of Troy and Pauline Day of Kannapolis.

Deal scholarship at Catawba

The late Eugene Deal of Mooresville, formerly of Charlotte, made a gift the year before his death to establish a scholarship at Catawba College named for him and his late wife.

Deal, a 1938 alumnus of Catawba, died July 10. His wife died in 2005.

The Evelyn S. and Eugene E. Deal Family Endowed Scholarship will be targeted to students who are graduates of South Rowan High School, members of First Reformed Church of Landis, and who are majoring in education. The Deals hailed from the South Rowan area.

Eugene Deal played baseball during his time at Catawba and was a member of the team when the Catawba Indians won the 1936 North State Conference pennant. While a student, he worked at the President’s House for then college president Dr. Elmer Hoke. At Catawba, he majored in education, English, history and administration.

After his graduation from Catawba, he served two years in the U.S. Navy before returning home to earn his master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He began his teaching career at Biscoe High School where he taught social studies and coached baseball, football and basketball.

Between 1941 and 1944, he taught social studies and coached at Mount Ulla High School where he also served as athletic director. Afterwards, he and his wife, Evelyn, settled in Charlotte where he began his social work and counseling career. He worked his way up from probation counselor to chief probation counselor for the Mecklenburg County Juvenile system until retirement.

The late Evelyn Deal was a long-time secretary for presidents at Queen’s College in Charlotte.

“We are grateful to Mr. Deal for his forethought in establishing this scholarship that will benefit future Catawba students,” said Tom Childress, Catawba’s vice president for development.

The Deals had joined Catawba’s Tower Society close to a decade ago when they made a charitable bequest to the institution.

Countywide home school co-op forming

The first countywide home school co-op group will begin Thursday, Sept. 2 at Highest Praise Family Worship Center located at 1700 Bostian Road in China Grove.

The co-op will run bi-weekly from 12-4 p.m. Classes, which are a mixture of academic and extracurricular, are open to any interested home schooling family. Ages range from nursery to 12th grade.

The co-op is relatively free. However, there will be a minimum charge for some classes to cover the cost of materials.

For more information, contact Mary Wilhelm at 704-245-5274 or mom24boys66@carolina.rr.com.

Mullen on UNCW spring dean’s list

Jaimie Mullen of Salisbury has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

A 2009 graduate of East Rowan High School, Jaimie was co-president of the student body and is entering UNCW’s Cameron School of Business this fall.

She is the daughter of Jim and Ellen Mullen of Salisbury.

Peele to be finalist at state pre-teen event

Kaya Peele, daughter of Kristin Peele of Spencer, has been selected as a finalist in the Pre-Teen North Carolina Academic and Enrichment Program to be held July 31- Aug. 1 at the Sheraton Imperial in Research Triangle Park.

Pre-Teen North Carolina is a by-invitation only Academic and Enrichment event involving young women 7 to 12 years of age based on their school academic records, awards and honors won and/or their participation in outside activities. Additionally, young ladies are invited who have been recognized publicly for their outstanding personal achievements, volunteer services, school involvement, leadership abilities or creative talents.

State finalists will be evaluated on academic achievement; volunteer service to community; school honors and activities; development of personal skills and abilities; general knowledge assessment; communicative ability; and on-stage acknowledgement of accomplishments.

Pre-Teen North Carolina will award more than $5,000 in Educational Savings Bonds, prizes and awards.

The following sponsors helped her to attend this state event: MedExpress Pharmacy; Haven Lutheran Church, Salisbury; Oberlin Road Pediatrics, Raleigh; Catherine Dalton; and Mandy Sherman.

Taylor dean’s list

Amy Milam of Maryville, Tenn., was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Taylor University.

Full-time students are named to the dean’s list when they have earned a GPA of 3.60 or

higher for the term and maintain at least 12 credit hours for the semester.

Lozano to teach for Teach for America

Salisbury native Mariana Lozano has joined Teach For America, the national corps of top college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools in low-income communities.

Lozano is a 2006 graduate of Salisbury High School, 2010 graduate of Wake Forest University and will teach in Dallas beginning this fall.

Teach For America received a record-breaking 46,000 applications this year, and admission was more selective than ever before, with an acceptance rate of 12 percent. Teach For America recruits on more than 350 college campuses, seeking top graduates from all academic majors and backgrounds who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, perseverance, and leadership. At more than 120 colleges and universities, over five percent of the senior class applied, including 12 percent of all seniors at Ivy League schools, seven percent of the graduating class at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and 6 percent at the University of California-Berkeley.

This fall, more than 8,200 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members will be teaching in 39 urban and rural regions nationwide. They will reach students in more than 100 school districts in 31 states and the District of Columbia.

Teach For America corps members go above and beyond traditional expectations to improve the educational outcomes of children growing up in low-income communities. Beyond their impact as corps members, two-thirds of the 20,000 Teach For America alumni across the country remain in education. More than 450 Teach For America alumni serve as school principals or superintendents, more than 500 work in government or policy, and nearly 30 serve in elected office.